Physical Therapy Manager
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Median pay for Physical Therapy Managers in the United States lies in the neighborhood of $79K annually. Cash earnings for Physical Therapy Managers — which occasionally include more than $8K from bonuses and more than $7K from profit sharing — stretch from around $58K to approximately $97K. Experience level is the biggest factor affecting pay for this group, followed by geography. A strong majority enjoy medical while a majority get dental coverage. Vision coverage is also available to just over two-fifths. Women make up a slight majority of Physical Therapy Managers (54 percent) survey respondents. Most Physical Therapy Managers report high levels of job satisfaction. The figures in this rundown are based on the results of PayScale's salary questionnaire.

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Job Description for Physical Therapy Manager

Physical therapy managers oversee staff and day-to-day operations at their places of work. Where they work, exactly, varies greatly. Many are employed within private physical clinics, as well as hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, sports facilities, schools, health centers, and many other organizations. Regardless of location, however, their duties remain similar across the board. These include: seeing and evaluating patients; providing rehabilitative care; training and directing staff and operations; providing technical direction regarding patient cases hiring and training new assistants and staff; and, sometimes, running informative programs.

Those in this position are also responsible for the financial side of operations, particularly in private clinics. In these cases, they may also be required to implement financial strategies, forecast and anticipate requirements, monitor variances, and assess and analyze financial reports.

Working as a physical therapy manager requires some degree of interpersonal skill because, along with assistants, administrative colleagues, and aides, they also interact with patients on a daily basis. Depending on their employer, they may also interact with many other people, such as hospital staff or representatives from an organization's department of physical therapy. They usually work during regular working hours, but some may also be on-hand during nights or weekends if needed. To be employed as a physical therapy manager, it is required to be licensed within your state, and most organizations expect a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy.

Physical Therapy Manager Tasks

As a clinician, supervise staff and give technical direction with evaluation and treatment of patients.

Ensure services are in compliance with professional standards, state and federal regulatory requirements.

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Physical Therapy Managers usually report a few specific skills. Physical Therapy and Orthopedics are considered valuable skills and can increase employee pay. Physical Therapy is a skill commonly found among those who know Orthopedics.

Pay by Experience Level for Physical Therapy Manager

Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.

Relatively untried employees who have fewer than five years of experience earn around $72K on average. People who have worked for five to 10 years can expect a higher median salary of $76K. Physical Therapy Managers bring in $86K after working for 10 to 20 years. Physical Therapy Managers who have racked up more than two decades of experience report lower incomes overall; the average sum for this crowd comes out to only $84K.